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Welcome to the International Association for Obsidian Studies (IAOS) home page. From here, you can find out about the IAOS and explore technical information related to obsidian characterization ("sourcing") studies and obsidian hydration dating methods.

NEW - IAOS BULLETIN 41 (SUMMER 2009) IS OUT: All issues of the IAOS Bulletin are now available for downloading as Adobe Acrobat documents. Point, click, and print to complete your library. Please note that all older online issues of the IAOS Bulletin have been reprocessed and are now searchable.

NEW - OBSIDIAN FROM MAGMA TO ARTIFACT: GEOLOGICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES: Click HERE for information about this session at the upcoming 2009 Geological Society of American Annual Meeting, October 18-21, Portland, Oregon.

NEW - WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT: OBSIDIAN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: This international workshop which is organized by the Danish Institute in Athens is being held in Athens, Greece, on September 25th through September 27th, 2009. Click HERE to have a look at the announcement and HERE for an application form. Application deadline is February 15, 2009.

ESSENTIAL READING: Steve Shackley comes through again, this time with Obsidian: Geology And Archaeology In The North American Southwest (2005). Click HERE for more details.

FINGERPRINTS IN THE GREAT BASIN: This report, the result of a five-year study at Nellis Air Force Base (Nevada), sets the current gold standard for obsidian studies in the Great Basin. To download the entire volume or to take a look at the contents and introductory chapter, click HERE.

MORE ESSENTIAL READING: Another addition to the IAOS essential reading list is Geochemical Evidence for Long-Distance Exchange, edited by Michael D. Glascock. To order this volume from Amazon.com, click HERE.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES ONLINE: We've added a membership payment option that is run through PayPal. Click HERE for the details.